Daddy In Dress Blues. Cathie Linz

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      Courteous, courageous and commanding—these heroes lay it all on the line for the people they love in more than fifty stories about loyalty, bravery and romance.

      A Vow to Love by Sherryl Woods

      Serious Risks by Rachel Lee

      Who Do You Love? by Maggie Shayne and Marilyn Pappano

      Dear Maggie by Brenda Novak

      A Randall Returns by Judy Christenberry

      Informed Risk by Robyn Carr

      Five-Alarm Affair by Marie Ferrarella

      The Man from Texas by Rebecca York

      Mistaken Identity by Merline Lovelace

      Bad Moon Rising by Kathleen Eagle

      Moriah’s Mutiny by Elizabeth Bevarly

      Have Gown, Need Groom by Rita Herron

      Heart of the Tiger by Lindsay McKenna

      Landry’s Law by Kelsey Roberts

      Love at First Sight by B.J. Daniels

      The Sheriff of Shelter Valley by Tara Taylor Quinn

      A Match for Celia by Gina Wilkins

      That’s Our Baby! by Pamela Browning

      Baby, Our Baby! by Patricia Thayer

      Special Assignment: Baby by Debra Webb

      My Baby, My Love by Dani Sinclair

      The Sheriffs Proposal by Karen Rose Smith

      The Marriage Conspiracy by Christine Rimmer

      The Woman for Dusty Conrad by Tori Carrington

      The White Night by Stella Bagwell

      Code Name: Prince by Valerie Parv

      Same Place, Same Time by C.J. Carmichael

      One Last Chance by Justine Davis

      By Leaps and Bounds by Jacqueline Diamond

      Too Many Brothers by Roz Denny Fox

      Secretly Married by Allison Leigh

      Strangers When We Meet by Rebecca Winters

      Babe in the Woods by Caroline Burnes

      Serving Up Trouble by Jill Shalvis

      Deputy Daddy by Carla Cassidy

      The Major and the Librarian by Nikki Benjamin

      A Family Man by Mindy Neff

      The President’s Daughter by Annette Broadrick

      Return to Tomorrow by Marisa Carroll

      Remember My Touch by Gayle Wilson

      Return of the Lawman by Lisa Childs

      If You Don’t Know by Now by Teresa Southwick

      Surprise Inheritance by Charlotte Douglas

      Snowbound Bride by Cathy Gillen Thacker

      The Good Daughter by Jean Brashear

      The Hero’s Son by Amanda Stevens

      Secret Witness by Jessica Andersen

      On Pins and Needles by Victoria Pade

      Daddy in Dress Blues by Cathie Linz

      AKA: Marriage by Jule McBride

      Pregnant and Protected by Lilian Darcy

      Daddy in Dress Blues

      Cathie Linz

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      CATHIE LINZ

      left her career in a university law library to become a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romances. She is the recipient of a highly coveted Storyteller of the Year Award given by RT Book Reviews and was recently nominated for a Love and Laughter Career Achievement Award for the delightful humor in her books.

      Although Cathie loves to travel, she is always glad to get back home to her family, her various cats, her trusty computer and her hidden cache of Oreo cookies!

      Acknowledgments

      Special thanks to Sergeant Major Robin D. White, USMC, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines for his assistance with all things U.S. Marine. Semper fi!

      And per my marching orders, a very special thanks also to Susan and Jimmie.

      This book is dedicated to all the men and women who have so honorably protected their country by serving in the armed forces, including my father—U.S. Army, WWII—and my brother—U.S. Navy, Vietnam War.

      Contents

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Epilogue

      Chapter 1

      OUT OF ALL THE classrooms in all the preschools in Chicago, he had to walk into hers. Curt Blackwell. Even his name conjured up deep and dark memories.

      The years hadn’t been kind to him, Jessica Moore noted. But then kindness and Curt Blackwell had never had much in common.

      Twelve years. It had been twelve years since she’d seen him. They dropped away in an instant.

      Multiple images hit her as she stared at him with quiet dread. He was a study of contrasts. The rigidity of his cropped dark hair and crisp military attire were at war with the sensual fullness of his mouth and the heated intensity of his brown eyes. He’d always had the ability to consume her with a single glance.

      She was surprised by how much he’d changed and yet still remained the same. He’d obviously stayed in the Marine Corps and the dress blue uniform looked good on him. Better than good.

      There was a U.S. Marine Reserve Training Facility not far from here. She passed it on her way home every night, but she never dreamed that Curt would end up there. The last she’d heard, he’d been in some hot spot overseas.

      Her